Category: Vines and Wine
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The real cold is coming
Boo loves snow and has no interest in any discussion about cold that may result in the curtailment of his outdoor ventures. We have snow again. Just a few inches. It blew snow showers all day yesterday, so the north doors had to be closed. Sheep hate to be locked inside but the barn would…
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Things I learnt (in the absence of a more inspiring title)
I have no photographs. I took the shots, got distracted, loaded them, got distracted, thought I had saved the ones I wanted, got distracted, deleted the file and then let the computer run out of gas and then did not restore and there was nothing.. anywhere. Well you see the problem. And my Hawk the…
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Sheila’s Christmas Trick
Most piggies can open a door and go out. That is not a problem. Yes, many pigs can open doors to get out. Maybe that is not too clever.Though Sheila’s smile of satisfaction is pretty sweet. However Sheila has also worked out how to go back to the door, push the bolt about, get…
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It is the time of year for Christmas Revelry. If you want to.
For many, many years I spent Christmas Day alone. Quite happily. I counted to thirteen Christmas mornings waking up in an empty house then I stopped counting. My children always spent Christmas with their beloved Grandmother my ex husbands mother. This was our tradition – a good one too. And I had a project every…
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Frozen rain falls like sharp stones
Do you know that sharp gravel that you can buy by the truck load? For the drive. The lane. The track. Men buy it because the bashed up rock wants to snap back together and form a pointy barbed stony mat. Women would rather buy the soft rounded stones that are gentle on bare summer…
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